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Removal and Installation: Removal

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  1. Remove the steering wheel. Refer to "REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION ".
  2. Remove both instrument panel side masks (1).
    3. Fig 1: Identifying Instrument Panel Side Masks
    G05878337Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  3. Open the fuse block cover, remove the instrument lower cover screw (A), then remove the instrument lower cover (1).
    • Disconnect the harness connectors and aspirator hose.
    Fig 2: Identifying Instrument Lower Cover Screw And Instrument Lower Cover
    G05878338Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  4. Remove the steering column covers, for power tilt.
    1. Remove the steering column screw cover finishers (1), then remove screws
    2. Remove the steering column cover upper (2).
    3. Remove the steering column side cover LH (4).
    4. Remove the steering column side cover RH (3).
    5. Remove the screws and remove the steering column cover lower (5).
    Fig 3: Identifying Steering Column Side Cover, Steering Column Cover Lower And Steering Column Cover Upper
    G05878339Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  5. Remove the steering column covers, for manual tilt.
    1. Remove the steering column cover screw finishers (1), then remove screws.
    2. Remove the steering column cover upper (2).
    3. Remove the steering column cover lower screw, then remove the steering column cover lower (3).
    Fig 4: Identifying Steering Column Cover Screw Finishers And Steering Column Cover Upper
    G05878340Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  6. Remove the combination meter. Refer to "REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION ".
  7. Open the glove box door, remove the glove box assembly screws (A).
    Fig 5: Identifying Glove Box Assembly Screws
    G05878341Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  8. Remove the glove box assembly lower screws (A), then remove the glove box assembly (1).
    Fig 6: Identifying Glove Box Assembly Lower Screws And Glove Box Assembly
    G05878342Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
    • Disconnect the harness connectors.
  9. Detach the cluster lid D (1), using a suitable tool, then remove the cluster lid D assembly (1).
    Fig 7: Identifying Cluster Lid D Assembly
    G05878343Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
    • Disconnect the harness connectors.
  10. Remove the cluster lid C, for the base audio unit.
    1. Release the clips Δ and pawls ◦ and remove the cluster lid C lower finisher (1).
      Fig 8: Identifying Cluster Lid C Lower Finisher
      G05885725Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
    2. Remove the cluster lid C with the base audio unit. Refer to "REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION ".
  11. Remove the cluster lid C for the Bose audio unit.
    1. Remove the cluster lid C screws (A), then detach the cluster lid C (1) and remove the cluster lid C (1).
      Fig 9: Identifying Cluster Lid C Screws And Cluster Lid C
      G05878345Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
      • Disconnect the harness connectors
    2. Remove the Bose audio unit. Refer to "REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION ".
  12. Remove the display screen. Refer to "REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION ".
  13. Remove the A-pillar finishers RH and LH. Refer to "EXPLODED VIEW ".
  14. Remove both the console side finishers.
  15. Remove both tweeter speaker grilles and disconnect the harness connectors.
  16. Remove both the RH and LH tweeter speakers. Refer to "REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION ".
  17. Remove the center speaker (if equipped). Refer to "REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION ".
  18. Disconnect the passenger air bag connector and remove the passenger air bag bolt. Refer to "REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION ".
  19. Remove the remaining instrument panel screws (A).
    20. Fig 10: Identifying Instrument Panel Screws
    G05878346Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  20. Disconnect the audio harness connectors located near the RH A-pillar.
  21. Lift the instrument panel high enough in order to disconnect the harness clip attached to the air duct, and all the necessary harness connectors, then remove the instrument panel.
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